Townend

Townend is a moderate to large housing suburb in , Scotland. It stretches from Dumbarton Central Station to Barloan Toll, and to Round Riding Rd to the east.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Townend, Dumbarton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dumbarton Central railway station and Dumbarton Castle.

Railway station
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in , Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and the North Clyde Line, 15+3⁄4 miles northwest of .

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has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet high and overlooks the Scottish town of .

Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the west end of in , . The station is managed and served by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silverton and Dumbarton.

Suburb
Dumbarton East is an area of the town of , . It mainly consists of Victorian-era sandstone buildings built by the Denny shipbuilding company to house its workers.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in in the Central Belt of Scotland, with a population of 17,000 in 2022. It stands on the north shore of the Clyde at the outflow of the River Leven, which drains Loch Lomond.

Suburb
Photo: Helen Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement in . It lies south of the A9 trunk road 8 miles southwest of . It is not to be confused with in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire.

Townend

Latitude
55.95049° or 55° 57′ 2″ north
Longitude
-4.56422° or 4° 33′ 51″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C7QXC2P+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6015130730
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13266012
Wiki­data ID
Q16918003
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